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Paramount Global will cut about 15% of its U.S.-based workforce, co-CEO Chris McCarthy said on Thursday. The media company disclosed its plans for the layoffs as it released its second-quarter ...
A cargo ship discharging ballast water into the sea. Ballast water discharges by ships can have a negative impact on the marine environment. [1] Cruise ships, large tankers, and bulk cargo carriers use a huge amount of ballast water, which is often taken on in the coastal waters in one region after ships discharge wastewater or unload cargo, and discharged at the next port of call, wherever ...
Email spam has steadily grown since the early 1990s, and by 2014 was estimated to account for around 90% of total email traffic. [2] [3] Since the expense of the spam is borne mostly by the recipient, [4] it is effectively postage due advertising. Thus, it is an example of a negative externality. [5]
Sun. The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a massive, nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy from its surface mainly as visible light and infrared radiation with 10% at ultraviolet energies.
Oxycodone. Oxycodone, sold under various brand names such as Roxicodone, Endone, and OxyContin (which is the extended-release form), is a semi-synthetic opioid used medically for treatment of moderate to severe pain. It is highly addictive [14] and is a commonly abused drug.
FOB (free on board) is a term in international commercial law specifying at what point respective obligations, costs, and risk involved in the delivery of goods shift from the seller to the buyer under the Incoterms standard published by the International Chamber of Commerce. FOB is only used in non-containerized sea freight or inland waterway ...
The tariff for solar PV projects is fixed at ₹ 17.90 (US$0.397)/kWh. Tariff for solar thermal projects is fixed ₹ 15.40 (US$0.342/kWh). The tariff will be reviewed periodically by the CERC. In 2015, the feed-in tariff was about ₹ 7.50 (US$0.125)/kWh and is mostly applicable at the utility level.
The euro sign ( €) is the currency sign used for the euro, the official currency of the eurozone and adopted, although not required to, by Kosovo and Montenegro. The design was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996. It consists of a stylized letter E (or epsilon ), crossed by two lines instead of one.